"Look at yourself. See how the internet is commenting on the Gu Corporation now. Tell me, if you were in this situation, how would you solve it?"
"Do you know that if we can't control the public opinion properly, our Gu family will be finished!"
"No one will believe in the antiques sold by the Gu Corporation anymore. The Gu Corporation will become a brand specializing in fakes, and no one will cooperate with us!"
"By that time, this friend of yours will probably avoid us like the plague. How could they rush to cooperate with us?"
"Anrou, you're already in your twenties. You're not a child anymore. It's time you learned to worry about business matters!"
"Break off your relationship with Lu Chuanbai as soon as possible. Instead of wasting your time on him, you'd better make good connections in the aristocratic circle and see who can help our Gu family get through this crisis."
Father Gu rambled on impatiently. Gu Anrou stood there stunned, unable to react for a while.
"Dad, what you mean is that since the Gu Corporation is in crisis now, you're going to sacrifice your only daughter and try to save the family's reputation through a marriage alliance?"
"Dad, didn't you and Mom say that you worked so hard so that I could live carefree like a little princess?"
"But why, now that there's a problem in business, you need me to make sacrifices to ensure the stability of the Gu Corporation?"
"Dad, I hate you!"
Gu Anrou tossed her head and left. Father Gu looked at her back helplessly. Half of what he had just said was out of anger. He just thought that his daughter had been spoiled too much and was getting a bit out of control.
Gu Anrou walked quickly while wiping away her tears.
The changes in the Gu family quickly reached the ears of the Lu family. The Lu family and the Gu family had always been at odds. They had gone their separate ways because of different business concepts. Now seeing that the Gu family was finally getting their comeuppance, the Lu family felt really good.
Father Lu was looking at the online comments and smiling as he poured himself a cup of tea.
"I said before that business couldn't be done like that, but he just wouldn't listen to me. Now look, the retribution is here."
Mother Lu brought a fruit plate to Father Lu with a smile.
"I wonder if the Gu family can get through this crisis. If the Gu Corporation collapses, our Lu family's business will expand a lot. Honey, do you think we should let Fenglin take charge of a company?"
"He's always been overshadowed by Chuanbai. He has a lot of ideas but can't put them into practice."
Mother Lu's son was Lu Fenglin. She was Father Lu's second wife, and she privately hoped to help Lu Fenglin more.
Father Lu averted his eyes slightly and didn't look at her.
"We'll talk about this later. The Gu Corporation has been around for so many years. They must have some foundation. Not everyone will kick them when they're down. It's not time for us to relax completely yet."
This was an indirect rejection of Mother Lu's plea.
Mother Lu was unhappy but didn't dare to show it.
"Yes, yes. You're far - sighted, honey."
Gu Anrou was in a bad mood. She called her sisters, wanting to ask them out for a shopping spree. However, when she called them one by one, those sisters who had been close to her all claimed to be busy.
Gu Anrou immediately sensed something was wrong.
She then called Song Yahan.
"Hello, Sister Anrou. What's up?" Song Yahan still asked enthusiastically as before.
Gu Anrou felt a bit better and complained to her, "I'm in a bad mood. I want to go shopping. Will you come with me?"
When she said this, Gu Anrou was a bit nervous.
After all, all those aristocratic heiresses had rejected her. If even Song Yahan refused, she didn't know what to do.
"Sure, Sister Anrou. I'll come out right away."
Unexpectedly, Song Yahan on the other end was still enthusiastic, as if she didn't know about the changes in the Gu family at all.
At the time they had agreed on, Song Yahan changed into a neat outfit and was about to go out. Her assistant saw this and asked in confusion, "Sister Yahan, now that something has happened to the Gu family, if we get too close to the Gu family's heiress, will it have a negative impact on our reputation?"
Song Yahan played with her hair slightly and said indifferently, "What do you know? Now the Gu family is in the spotlight. There must be a lot of paparazzi following Gu Anrou. What I lack now is popularity. It doesn't matter whether it's good or bad popularity. If the Gu family can't get through this, being with Gu Anrou can still boost my popularity."
"If the Gu family gets through this, I've stayed by Gu Anrou's side when she was in trouble. Don't you think she'll treat me as a true sister in the future and give me all the good resources?"
"Moreover, the Gu family hasn't only been doing antique business over the years. They also have a lot of resources in the entertainment industry. There are many good film and TV copyrights in their hands. Just these copyrights can be sold for a lot of money."
"Some people are just short - sighted. Do they think a big family like this can be easily brought down?"
The assistant praised Song Yahan repeatedly after hearing this, "Sister Yahan is really far - sighted. It's really my honor to follow you."
Song Yahan smiled, "Don't worry. I'll definitely become a top - tier celebrity."
She took a taxi directly. Although she was wearing a hat and sunglasses, her identity could still be recognized.
When she came to Gu Anrou's side, she quickly noticed the paparazzi around.
She pretended not to notice and chatted with Gu Anrou affectionately, "Sister Anrou, why did you suddenly think of asking me out for shopping today? I thought you'd forgotten about me."
Seeing that Song Yahan was still enthusiastic towards her, Gu Anrou's vanity was restored a bit. She lifted her chin slightly and said, "Let's go. I'll pay for everything we buy today."
"Wow, really, Sister Anrou? That's great."
Song Yahan was secretly delighted. See, this was a fool who had just walked into her trap.
Tsk tsk. She could almost guess that Gu Anrou must have suffered a setback from others, which was why she was being so nice to her.
In the mall, Song Yahan wasn't polite at all. She specifically picked out clothes that she usually didn't dare to buy. Gu Anrou waved her hand casually, looking completely nonchalant.
When it was time to pay the bill, the cashier looked at Gu Anrou embarrassedly, "Sorry, miss. Your bank card has insufficient funds. Could you try another card?"
Humph, I thought she was so rich. Buying so many clothes. Turns out she was just pretending.
Look at her, wearing all those designer brands. Could she be here to catch a rich husband?
The cashier didn't say anything on the surface but was complaining in her heart. She already regarded Gu Anrou and Song Yahan as scheming women with ulterior motives.